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W. O.PURSBLL.

AXLE SKEIN.

No. 367,764. PatentedAug. 2, 1887.`

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l yU/ITJVESSES M TJOR i .Attorney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

wILLIAM c. PUEsELL, 0E soMERvILLE, INDIANA, AssIeNoE oE oNEIIALE To.IAMEs II.. `.IoNEs, or sAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,764, dated August2, 1887*.

Application filed April 5, 1887.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. PURSELL, a. citizen of the United States,resident at Somerville, inthe county of Gibson and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Axles and Spindles;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to malte and use the saine, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure I of the drawings is a representation of this invention and is avertical longitudinal section. Fig. 2 is a detail and a side view of theend of the axle. Fig. 3 is a side view of the sleeve-journal. f

The invention relates to improvements in the axles of such vehicles aswagons, carriages, and buggies, and refers especially to the journalsthereof, the object being to lengthen the life ofthe axle and avoidblacksmiths work in repairing the same.

The invention consists in the construction and novel arrangements of thedetachable journals for an axle and the combination of the axle andjournals, as hereinafter described, illustrated in the drawings, andpointed out in the appended claim. I

In the accompanying drawings, A designates the end portion of an axle ofa vehiclesuch as a buggy-having the cylindrical core portion a separatefrom the main part of the axle by the circumferential shoulder a. Theaxle, inward from said shoulder, is threaded at B, and the end of thecylindrical journal portion c is provided with a rectangularcircumferential shoulder, b, outside of which there is a tapped portion,b', threaded in the same direction as the part B, both of which threadsmust run inward on the axle.

G is a sleeve-journa1 provided with the enlarged portion c, internallythreaded to engage the threaded portion B of the axle, and provided withthe internal circumferential shoulder, c, to abut and fit against theshoulder a. The sleeve-journal outward from the shoulder c' iscylindieally bored tot snugly upon the core portion ot the axle and endflush with the shoulder I) thereon. The outer sur face of the saidsleeve-journal is tapered from the shoulder to the end in the usual way.

D is an enlargement of the said sleeve-j ournal adjacent to the externalshoulder, d, made by the'enlarged portion c of the same, whichenlargement is made` angular, so that the sleevejournal may be screwedin place by a suitable wrench. 6o

E is a nut screwing -on the tapped end b of the axle to secure the wheelin position. As the threads Inust run inward on the axle, it followsthat the tapped parts at one end of the axle are threaded to the rightand those of the other to the left. This follows from the fact that thewheels at bot-h ends rotate in the same direction, and by thisconstruction the friction of the hubs will tend to keep the journalstighton the axles.

When the sleeve-journal becomes worn, a new one is substituted therefor,and can be put in position quickly and easily, thus saving the work of ablacksmith in welding on a new journal and also saying time. Thesleevejournal also prevents the fracture of the journal portion of theaxle, which does not wear, as the sleevejournal does not turn thereon,so that the only wear is on the detachable part, which can easily beremoved and a new one 8o substituted.

The wrench-seat on the sleevejournal enables the operator to turn ithome with ease or. to remove it when required. Should the sleeve not beturned fully home, it will have nevertheless a solid connection with thespindlccore a, because of the cylindrical form of the4 latter and of thecorresponding bore of the sleeve-journal.

I-Iaving described this invention, what I 9o claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, Is-

The combination, with the axle A, having the shoulders a. b, thecylindrical core portion a, and the threaded parts B b', of the 95conical sleeve-journal C, having a cylindrical bore, theinternally-threaded enlarged portion c, and the exterior angularwrenchseat portion, D, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in i loo presence of twowitnesses.

VILLIAM C. PURSELL.

fitnessesr A. L. STUART, SAMUEL C. BARRETT.

